St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-21
WANTS THE EARTH.
The Ambition Of Gov. McGill FLYING
Pretty High.
A STORY ABOUT HIS SCHEME.
One Of the Most Far Reaching Political
Combinations Ever Connected
in the Northwest.

10 Tue EuItor OF the GLOBE.
The political fire in this portion of
the state, embracing the Fifth Congress
sional district, although smouldering
under cover, is getting to be very hot,
and must, from the combustibles COM
posing it, soon be ablaze.
Gov. MeGill, who was at first con-
sidered an inoffensive, unassuming and
backward sort of man, is fast throw
Ing off this disguise, and, like Alexan-
der the Great, is conquering all the
country around him. He is assuming
the Office of political dictator in the Re-
publican party, and none care to run
counter to his wishes. In appointing
Judge Collins to the supreme court
bench, and filling that vacancy with D.
Il. Searle, both from st. Cloud, he is
accused of having thereby obtained the
pledge from st. Cloud, and all its adj
Jacent territory, for his reelection. at
the same time holding off Charley Gil
man, who is a spirited aSpirant for the
office. The governor Is supposed to be
doing his best for Judge StearneS, OF
Duluth, in securing his nomination to
congress in this district, for the purpose
of capturing that support for his own
individual use,
AND To LEAVE KNUTE NELSON.
whom he thinks left him at the last
falls electiOn-high and dry upon the
rocky shore, and so badly disabled that
he cannot make the United States sen
ate, if he should have any such designs.
Then, with Nelson out of the way, and
a reelection in hand, he will make
strong pull to supersede Sabin i'll the
senate at the proper time. If he can
make all this plausible upon its face, SO
that it will have the ring of success, he
will seek to throw the nomination for
lieutenant governor to Gilman; then to
vacate for the senate, to let Gilman. &C
cording to his promise, became full
tiedged governOr-and in this way Sc
cure Gllman's services for his state.
Gov. McGill claims to have paid North
Minnesota all he owes it. G.. f. Kindred
had his man at Brainerd appointed
judge of the district court, and S. G.
COmstOck had an appropriation of $780,
600 for his Normal school at MoOrhead.
Mr.. COmStock was bound to have this
appropriation, for upon it hung the fu-
TUE of his political greatness in that
place, and the governor could not think
of helping him out unless it could be
made
AN OBJECT FOR HIM TO Do so.
Hence he is at the governors COM
mand through thick and thin.
His majority was so small last fall
that he does not admit he is indebted to
any one or set of politicians for his cleo
ton. He believes that it was mainly
through his own eXertiOns that he
pulled through, with less than 5000 ma
jority, in state which gave the last Re-
publican candidate for president over
IL 900 maiOrity-and therefore owes no
political debts which he is required to
pay.
If Nelson is willing to walk into his
parlOr and submit to having ring put
in his nose he can have the promise of
soft place for life; and to this end
McGill will, after he has been made
United States senator, have the state
made into two United States court dis
tricts, and Mr.. Nelson can be United
States judge of the North district, the
court to be held at his home. Mr.. Clapp,
now attorney general, is supposed to be
one of Mr.. Nelson's warmest friends,
and comes from Fergus Falls. He is, if
he puts his shoulder to the wheel of for
tune, to be
UNITED STATES DIsTRICT ATTORNEY
of the new district. The name of the
United States marshal is left blank for
the present, or it is to be put up at auc-
ton farther along in the struggle.
This has all been painted to be sure
thing, Mr.. McGilI having given assur-
ance that the next president will be
Republican, and there can be no doubt
but what his appointments will be made
and confirmed by the senate, where he
will be to look after them.
Can any of these favored persons re-
fuse to accept of that which is SO prom
Using and so full of future distinction?
Time alone can tell. it is true, but it is
not believed that this finely woven web
will fail to catch at least few flies.
This plan is not to fail because Mr..
Davis and himself will come from st.
Paul. No, not bit of it. Mr.. McGill
will hail from st. Peter, Southern Min
nesota, blowing dust into the eyes of
Mr.. Window if he shall presume to put
himself forward to represent that sec
ton of the country in the senate. If a
Brutus appears to kill the little gov
ern0r for being over-ambitious, then the
scheme may fall through; if not, then
look out for the greatest political
scheme upon earth. MUGWUMP.
Detroit, Mimi, Nov. 10.